But, let's not start trading everyone and declaring the season over just yet if you lost in Week 1. Our season's champ has lost Opening Week in three of the four seasons, with the lone exception being Joe in 2008.
And as we move forward, let's first take a look back at Week 1, with some notable trends.
- The only matchup decided by Sunday night's Red Sox-Yankees game was Jack vs. Joe. Down 11-9, Jack took WHIP by 0.02 thanks to Josh Beckett's magnificent gem. He almost stole a win with a complete game, too, as Beckett was in the low 100s. But Terry Francona didn't bring him out for the ninth.
- Mike talked all offseason about how crucial it was for him to get a win in Week 1. He did just that, squeaking past Dave in a rematch of Opening Week last year.
- Two dismantlings in hyped division matches between Chris vs. Hal, and Bob vs. Adam. The two title-game participants from last year won easily.
- Amazingly, Bob is 1-0 for the first-time ever.
- Hal falls to 0-2 on Opening Week.
- Jack and Joe's tie was the first one on the opening week since 2008. Ken and Bob tied then.
- Speaking of Ken, he wins on Opening Week for the first time since 2007. That's also the last time Andy and Rick lost on Opening Week.
- Shea, with the Upset of the Week, improves to 4-1 in Opening Week.
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Beating the tyrant!
ReplyDeleteClose matchup with Dave. Pitching was a little suspect, me especially with an era in the 5s. But both our teams came out hitting and made it a good opening week.
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Shea, I think you and Bob need to go on a date or something. Between his "haters gonna hate" schtick and your "tyrant" musings, the two of you could have a lot to say to each other over some good wine.
ReplyDeleteNot sure how my team stole a tie there. Great start to what should be a good season. Being down 15-5 on Friday night, and 14-6 going into Sunday - the Billy Ball squad turned in a big time performance on Sunday. Beckett was huge Sunday night.
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